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Isiah Thomas

Isiah Lord Thomas III ▪ Twitter: @iamisiahthomas

Position: Guard ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-1 ▪ Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: April 30, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois
High School: St. Joseph in Westchester, Illinois
College: Indiana University
Draft: Detroit Pistons, 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall), 1981 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 30, 1981
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2000 (Full List)
As Coach: 5 Yrs, 187-223, .456 W-L% (Full Record)
As Executive: TOR/NYK franchises, 1994-2008 (Full Record)

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 20 DET NBA PG 72 72 2433 453 1068 .424 17 59 .288 302 429 .704 57 152 209 565 150 17 299 253 1225
1982-83 21 DET NBA PG 81 81 3093 725 1537 .472 36 125 .288 368 518 .710 105 223 328 634 199 29 326 318 1854
1983-84 22 DET NBA PG 82 82 3007 669 1448 .462 22 65 .338 388 529 .733 103 224 327 914 204 33 307 324 1748
1984-85 23 DET NBA PG 81 81 3089 646 1410 .458 29 113 .257 399 493 .809 114 247 361 1123 187 25 302 288 1720
1985-86 24 DET NBA PG 77 77 2790 609 1248 .488 26 84 .310 365 462 .790 83 194 277 830 171 20 289 245 1609
1986-87 25 DET NBA PG 81 81 3013 626 1353 .463 19 98 .194 400 521 .768 82 237 319 813 153 20 343 251 1671
1987-88 26 DET NBA PG 81 81 2927 621 1341 .463 30 97 .309 305 394 .774 64 214 278 678 141 17 273 217 1577
1988-89 27 DET NBA PG 80 76 2924 569 1227 .464 33 121 .273 287 351 .818 49 224 273 663 133 20 298 209 1458
1989-90 28 DET NBA PG 81 81 2993 579 1322 .438 42 136 .309 292 377 .775 74 234 308 765 139 19 322 206 1492
1990-91 29 DET NBA PG 48 46 1657 289 665 .435 19 65 .292 179 229 .782 35 125 160 446 75 10 185 118 776
1991-92 30 DET NBA PG 78 78 2918 564 1264 .446 25 86 .291 292 378 .772 68 179 247 560 118 15 252 194 1445
1992-93 31 DET NBA PG 79 79 2922 526 1258 .418 61 198 .308 278 377 .737 71 161 232 671 123 18 284 222 1391
1993-94 32 DET NBA PG 58 56 1750 318 763 .417 39 126 .310 181 258 .702 46 113 159 399 68 6 202 126 856
Career NBA 979 971 35516 7194 15904 .452 398 1373 .290 4036 5316 .759 951 2527 3478 9061 1861 249 3682 2971 18822

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 20 DET NBA PG 72 72 33.8 6.3 14.8 .424 0.2 0.8 .288 4.2 6.0 .704 0.8 2.1 2.9 7.8 2.1 0.2 4.2 3.5 17.0
1982-83 21 DET NBA PG 81 81 38.2 9.0 19.0 .472 0.4 1.5 .288 4.5 6.4 .710 1.3 2.8 4.0 7.8 2.5 0.4 4.0 3.9 22.9
1983-84 22 DET NBA PG 82 82 36.7 8.2 17.7 .462 0.3 0.8 .338 4.7 6.5 .733 1.3 2.7 4.0 11.1 2.5 0.4 3.7 4.0 21.3
1984-85 23 DET NBA PG 81 81 38.1 8.0 17.4 .458 0.4 1.4 .257 4.9 6.1 .809 1.4 3.0 4.5 13.9 2.3 0.3 3.7 3.6 21.2
1985-86 24 DET NBA PG 77 77 36.2 7.9 16.2 .488 0.3 1.1 .310 4.7 6.0 .790 1.1 2.5 3.6 10.8 2.2 0.3 3.8 3.2 20.9
1986-87 25 DET NBA PG 81 81 37.2 7.7 16.7 .463 0.2 1.2 .194 4.9 6.4 .768 1.0 2.9 3.9 10.0 1.9 0.2 4.2 3.1 20.6
1987-88 26 DET NBA PG 81 81 36.1 7.7 16.6 .463 0.4 1.2 .309 3.8 4.9 .774 0.8 2.6 3.4 8.4 1.7 0.2 3.4 2.7 19.5
1988-89 27 DET NBA PG 80 76 36.6 7.1 15.3 .464 0.4 1.5 .273 3.6 4.4 .818 0.6 2.8 3.4 8.3 1.7 0.3 3.7 2.6 18.2
1989-90 28 DET NBA PG 81 81 37.0 7.1 16.3 .438 0.5 1.7 .309 3.6 4.7 .775 0.9 2.9 3.8 9.4 1.7 0.2 4.0 2.5 18.4
1990-91 29 DET NBA PG 48 46 34.5 6.0 13.9 .435 0.4 1.4 .292 3.7 4.8 .782 0.7 2.6 3.3 9.3 1.6 0.2 3.9 2.5 16.2
1991-92 30 DET NBA PG 78 78 37.4 7.2 16.2 .446 0.3 1.1 .291 3.7 4.8 .772 0.9 2.3 3.2 7.2 1.5 0.2 3.2 2.5 18.5
1992-93 31 DET NBA PG 79 79 37.0 6.7 15.9 .418 0.8 2.5 .308 3.5 4.8 .737 0.9 2.0 2.9 8.5 1.6 0.2 3.6 2.8 17.6
1993-94 32 DET NBA PG 58 56 30.2 5.5 13.2 .417 0.7 2.2 .310 3.1 4.4 .702 0.8 1.9 2.7 6.9 1.2 0.1 3.5 2.2 14.8
Career NBA 979 971 36.3 7.3 16.2 .452 0.4 1.4 .290 4.1 5.4 .759 1.0 2.6 3.6 9.3 1.9 0.3 3.8 3.0 19.2

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 20 DET NBA PG 72 72 2433 6.7 15.8 .424 0.3 0.9 .288 4.5 6.3 .704 0.8 2.2 3.1 8.4 2.2 0.3 4.4 3.7 18.1
1982-83 21 DET NBA PG 81 81 3093 8.4 17.9 .472 0.4 1.5 .288 4.3 6.0 .710 1.2 2.6 3.8 7.4 2.3 0.3 3.8 3.7 21.6
1983-84 22 DET NBA PG 82 82 3007 8.0 17.3 .462 0.3 0.8 .338 4.6 6.3 .733 1.2 2.7 3.9 10.9 2.4 0.4 3.7 3.9 20.9
1984-85 23 DET NBA PG 81 81 3089 7.5 16.4 .458 0.3 1.3 .257 4.7 5.7 .809 1.3 2.9 4.2 13.1 2.2 0.3 3.5 3.4 20.0
1985-86 24 DET NBA PG 77 77 2790 7.9 16.1 .488 0.3 1.1 .310 4.7 6.0 .790 1.1 2.5 3.6 10.7 2.2 0.3 3.7 3.2 20.8
1986-87 25 DET NBA PG 81 81 3013 7.5 16.2 .463 0.2 1.2 .194 4.8 6.2 .768 1.0 2.8 3.8 9.7 1.8 0.2 4.1 3.0 20.0
1987-88 26 DET NBA PG 81 81 2927 7.6 16.5 .463 0.4 1.2 .309 3.8 4.8 .774 0.8 2.6 3.4 8.3 1.7 0.2 3.4 2.7 19.4
1988-89 27 DET NBA PG 80 76 2924 7.0 15.1 .464 0.4 1.5 .273 3.5 4.3 .818 0.6 2.8 3.4 8.2 1.6 0.2 3.7 2.6 18.0
1989-90 28 DET NBA PG 81 81 2993 7.0 15.9 .438 0.5 1.6 .309 3.5 4.5 .775 0.9 2.8 3.7 9.2 1.7 0.2 3.9 2.5 17.9
1990-91 29 DET NBA PG 48 46 1657 6.3 14.4 .435 0.4 1.4 .292 3.9 5.0 .782 0.8 2.7 3.5 9.7 1.6 0.2 4.0 2.6 16.9
1991-92 30 DET NBA PG 78 78 2918 7.0 15.6 .446 0.3 1.1 .291 3.6 4.7 .772 0.8 2.2 3.0 6.9 1.5 0.2 3.1 2.4 17.8
1992-93 31 DET NBA PG 79 79 2922 6.5 15.5 .418 0.8 2.4 .308 3.4 4.6 .737 0.9 2.0 2.9 8.3 1.5 0.2 3.5 2.7 17.1
1993-94 32 DET NBA PG 58 56 1750 6.5 15.7 .417 0.8 2.6 .310 3.7 5.3 .702 0.9 2.3 3.3 8.2 1.4 0.1 4.2 2.6 17.6
Career NBA 979 971 35516 7.3 16.1 .452 0.4 1.4 .290 4.1 5.4 .759 1.0 2.6 3.5 9.2 1.9 0.3 3.7 3.0 19.1

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1981-82 20 DET NBA PG 72 2433 14.5 .487 .432 2.5 7.1 4.7 32.6 2.8 0.4 19.2 25.0 98 107 -0.2 2.5 2.3 .046
1982-83 21 DET NBA PG 81 3093 18.9 .525 .483 3.5 7.7 5.5 30.3 2.9 0.5 15.6 26.1 105 105 4.5 3.0 7.4 .115
1983-84 22 DET NBA PG 82 3007 20.9 .520 .470 3.5 8.2 5.8 41.5 3.1 0.6 15.4 25.4 111 107 5.7 3.4 9.1 .144
1984-85 23 DET NBA PG 81 3089 22.2 .529 .468 3.7 8.7 6.1 47.9 2.8 0.4 15.7 24.0 115 107 7.5 3.6 11.2 .173
1985-86 24 DET NBA PG 77 2790 21.2 .554 .498 3.1 7.6 5.3 40.7 2.8 0.4 16.6 24.4 113 108 6.1 2.7 8.8 .151
1986-87 25 DET NBA PG 81 3013 18.8 .528 .470 3.0 8.2 5.7 39.3 2.4 0.4 17.8 25.9 107 107 3.8 3.8 7.6 .121
1987-88 26 DET NBA PG 81 2927 18.2 .521 .474 2.5 8.0 5.3 35.0 2.4 0.3 15.3 25.4 108 106 3.8 3.7 7.6 .124
1988-89 27 DET NBA PG 80 2924 17.1 .528 .477 2.0 8.3 5.3 34.3 2.3 0.4 17.7 24.6 106 105 3.1 3.9 7.0 .115
1989-90 28 DET NBA PG 81 2993 17.3 .501 .454 2.8 8.9 5.9 39.4 2.4 0.4 17.8 26.0 104 104 2.1 4.6 6.7 .107
1990-91 29 DET NBA PG 48 1657 17.4 .507 .449 2.4 8.7 5.5 42.6 2.4 0.4 19.5 25.2 103 105 1.1 2.3 3.4 .098
1991-92 30 DET NBA PG 78 2918 16.0 .505 .456 2.7 6.9 4.8 31.3 2.1 0.3 15.0 25.3 105 107 2.4 3.4 5.8 .095
1992-93 31 DET NBA PG 79 2922 15.4 .488 .442 2.6 6.4 4.4 35.6 2.2 0.4 16.6 25.1 102 110 1.4 2.3 3.7 .061
1993-94 32 DET NBA PG 58 1750 15.2 .488 .442 2.9 7.3 5.0 36.7 2.0 0.2 18.7 27.0 97 113 -0.2 0.4 0.2 .007
Career NBA 979 35516 18.1 .516 .465 2.9 7.8 5.3 37.4 2.5 0.4 16.8 25.3 106 107 41.2 39.5 80.7 .109

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1983-84 22 DET NBA PG 5 198 39 83 .470 2 6 .333 27 35 .771 7 12 19 55 13 6 23 22 107
1984-85 23 DET NBA PG 9 9 355 83 166 .500 6 15 .400 47 62 .758 11 36 47 101 19 4 30 39 219
1985-86 24 DET NBA PG 4 4 163 41 91 .451 0 5 .000 24 36 .667 8 14 22 48 9 3 17 17 106
1986-87 25 DET NBA PG 15 15 562 134 297 .451 10 33 .303 83 110 .755 21 46 67 130 39 4 42 51 361
1987-88 26 DET NBA PG 23 23 911 183 419 .437 13 44 .295 125 151 .828 26 81 107 201 66 8 85 71 504
1988-89 27 DET NBA PG 17 17 633 115 279 .412 8 30 .267 71 96 .740 24 49 73 141 27 4 43 39 309
1989-90 28 DET NBA PG 20 20 758 148 320 .463 32 68 .471 81 102 .794 21 88 109 163 43 7 72 65 409
1990-91 29 DET NBA PG 13 11 436 60 149 .403 6 22 .273 50 69 .725 13 41 54 111 13 2 41 41 176
1991-92 30 DET NBA PG 5 5 200 22 65 .338 4 11 .364 22 28 .786 3 23 26 37 5 0 16 18 70
Career NBA 111 104 4216 825 1869 .441 81 234 .346 530 689 .769 134 390 524 987 234 38 369 363 2261

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1983-84 22 DET NBA PG 5 39.6 7.8 16.6 .470 0.4 1.2 .333 5.4 7.0 .771 1.4 2.4 3.8 11.0 2.6 1.2 4.6 4.4 21.4
1984-85 23 DET NBA PG 9 9 39.4 9.2 18.4 .500 0.7 1.7 .400 5.2 6.9 .758 1.2 4.0 5.2 11.2 2.1 0.4 3.3 4.3 24.3
1985-86 24 DET NBA PG 4 4 40.8 10.3 22.8 .451 0.0 1.3 .000 6.0 9.0 .667 2.0 3.5 5.5 12.0 2.3 0.8 4.3 4.3 26.5
1986-87 25 DET NBA PG 15 15 37.5 8.9 19.8 .451 0.7 2.2 .303 5.5 7.3 .755 1.4 3.1 4.5 8.7 2.6 0.3 2.8 3.4 24.1
1987-88 26 DET NBA PG 23 23 39.6 8.0 18.2 .437 0.6 1.9 .295 5.4 6.6 .828 1.1 3.5 4.7 8.7 2.9 0.3 3.7 3.1 21.9
1988-89 27 DET NBA PG 17 17 37.2 6.8 16.4 .412 0.5 1.8 .267 4.2 5.6 .740 1.4 2.9 4.3 8.3 1.6 0.2 2.5 2.3 18.2
1989-90 28 DET NBA PG 20 20 37.9 7.4 16.0 .463 1.6 3.4 .471 4.1 5.1 .794 1.1 4.4 5.5 8.2 2.2 0.4 3.6 3.3 20.5
1990-91 29 DET NBA PG 13 11 33.5 4.6 11.5 .403 0.5 1.7 .273 3.8 5.3 .725 1.0 3.2 4.2 8.5 1.0 0.2 3.2 3.2 13.5
1991-92 30 DET NBA PG 5 5 40.0 4.4 13.0 .338 0.8 2.2 .364 4.4 5.6 .786 0.6 4.6 5.2 7.4 1.0 0.0 3.2 3.6 14.0
Career NBA 111 104 38.0 7.4 16.8 .441 0.7 2.1 .346 4.8 6.2 .769 1.2 3.5 4.7 8.9 2.1 0.3 3.3 3.3 20.4

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1983-84 22 DET NBA PG 5 198 7.1 15.1 .470 0.4 1.1 .333 4.9 6.4 .771 1.3 2.2 3.5 10.0 2.4 1.1 4.2 4.0 19.5
1984-85 23 DET NBA PG 9 9 355 8.4 16.8 .500 0.6 1.5 .400 4.8 6.3 .758 1.1 3.7 4.8 10.2 1.9 0.4 3.0 4.0 22.2
1985-86 24 DET NBA PG 4 4 163 9.1 20.1 .451 0.0 1.1 .000 5.3 8.0 .667 1.8 3.1 4.9 10.6 2.0 0.7 3.8 3.8 23.4
1986-87 25 DET NBA PG 15 15 562 8.6 19.0 .451 0.6 2.1 .303 5.3 7.0 .755 1.3 2.9 4.3 8.3 2.5 0.3 2.7 3.3 23.1
1987-88 26 DET NBA PG 23 23 911 7.2 16.6 .437 0.5 1.7 .295 4.9 6.0 .828 1.0 3.2 4.2 7.9 2.6 0.3 3.4 2.8 19.9
1988-89 27 DET NBA PG 17 17 633 6.5 15.9 .412 0.5 1.7 .267 4.0 5.5 .740 1.4 2.8 4.2 8.0 1.5 0.2 2.4 2.2 17.6
1989-90 28 DET NBA PG 20 20 758 7.0 15.2 .463 1.5 3.2 .471 3.8 4.8 .794 1.0 4.2 5.2 7.7 2.0 0.3 3.4 3.1 19.4
1990-91 29 DET NBA PG 13 11 436 5.0 12.3 .403 0.5 1.8 .273 4.1 5.7 .725 1.1 3.4 4.5 9.2 1.1 0.2 3.4 3.4 14.5
1991-92 30 DET NBA PG 5 5 200 4.0 11.7 .338 0.7 2.0 .364 4.0 5.0 .786 0.5 4.1 4.7 6.7 0.9 0.0 2.9 3.2 12.6
Career NBA 111 104 4216 7.0 16.0 .441 0.7 2.0 .346 4.5 5.9 .769 1.1 3.3 4.5 8.4 2.0 0.3 3.2 3.1 19.3

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1983-84 22 DET NBA PG 5 198 20.6 .544 .482 3.7 6.9 5.3 42.3 3.1 1.7 18.9 24.6 109 107 0.3 0.2 0.5 .129
1984-85 23 DET NBA PG 9 355 22.7 .567 .518 3.1 11.2 7.0 40.0 2.5 0.6 13.4 24.6 119 112 1.0 0.3 1.2 .165
1985-86 24 DET NBA PG 4 163 21.1 .496 .451 5.0 10.1 7.4 43.7 2.6 1.1 13.7 30.2 108 113 0.2 0.1 0.3 .091
1986-87 25 DET NBA PG 15 562 22.6 .523 .468 4.2 9.1 6.7 35.0 3.5 0.4 10.8 29.2 114 106 1.1 1.0 2.1 .178
1987-88 26 DET NBA PG 23 911 20.7 .519 .452 3.3 10.3 6.8 37.7 3.8 0.6 14.9 28.0 108 100 0.9 2.1 3.0 .159
1988-89 27 DET NBA PG 17 633 18.6 .481 .427 4.4 9.1 6.8 36.7 2.3 0.5 11.8 26.3 108 104 0.7 1.1 1.8 .135
1989-90 28 DET NBA PG 20 758 21.0 .560 .513 3.3 13.3 8.3 35.6 3.0 0.6 16.5 25.4 113 100 1.4 1.6 3.1 .194
1990-91 29 DET NBA PG 13 436 15.0 .491 .423 3.2 10.9 6.8 38.7 1.6 0.3 18.6 22.0 105 113 0.2 0.3 0.5 .054
1991-92 30 DET NBA PG 5 200 10.6 .453 .369 1.8 12.7 7.5 34.6 1.4 0.0 17.1 22.5 93 106 -0.3 0.3 0.1 .015
Career NBA 111 4216 19.8 .520 .463 3.6 10.6 7.1 37.4 2.9 0.6 14.5 26.2 110 105 5.5 7.1 12.5 .143

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1981-82 20 DET NBA PG 1 1 17:00 5 7 .714 0 0 2 4 .500 1 1 4 3 0 1 1 12
1982-83 21 DET NBA PG 1 1 29:00 9 14 .643 0 0 1 1 1.000 3 4 7 4 0 5 0 19
1983-84 22 DET NBA PG 1 1 39:00 9 17 .529 0 2 .000 3 3 1.000 2 5 15 4 0 6 4 21
1984-85 23 DET NBA PG 1 1 25:00 9 14 .643 3 4 .750 1 1 1.000 1 2 5 2 0 1 2 22
1985-86 24 DET NBA PG 1 1 36:00 11 19 .579 0 1 .000 8 9 .889 0 1 10 5 0 5 2 30
1986-87 25 DET NBA PG 1 0 24:00 4 6 .667 0 0 8 9 .889 2 3 9 0 0 5 3 16
1987-88 26 DET NBA PG 1 1 28:00 4 10 .400 0 0 0 0 1 2 15 1 0 6 1 8
1988-89 27 DET NBA PG 1 1 33:00 7 13 .538 1 3 .333 4 6 .667 1 2 14 4 0 6 2 19
1989-90 28 DET NBA PG 1 1 27:00 7 12 .583 1 1 1.000 0 0 1 4 9 3 0 1 0 15
1990-91 29 DET NBA PG
1991-92 30 DET NBA PG 1 1 28:00 7 14 .500 1 3 .333 0 0 0 1 5 3 0 3 0 15
1992-93 31 DET NBA PG 1 1 32:00 4 7 .571 0 1 .000 0 2 .000 0 2 4 2 0 2 2 8
Career NBA 11 10 318 76 133 .571 6 15 .400 27 35 .771 12 27 97 31 0 41 17 185

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 13 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Isiah Thomas 11.2 9.1 8.8 7.6 7.6 7.4 7.0 6.7 5.8 3.7 3.4 2.3 0.2
Earl Monroe 92.6 9.3 8.8 8.3 7.8 7.8 7.2 7.1 6.6 5.8 2.8 2.5 2.5 1.1
Derek Harper 92.2 9.9 9.4 9.1 8.0 7.6 6.4 6.3 6.2 5.4 4.0 3.5 2.7 1.3
Stephon Marbury 92.2 11.7 9.6 9.1 7.8 7.4 7.1 5.9 5.3 5.3 3.9 3.7 1.1 -0.3
Steve Smith 90.4 10.4 10.2 9.1 8.2 8.1 7.9 7.8 6.4 4.4 3.5 2.5 1.9 1.5
Joe Dumars 90.3 9.9 9.1 8.8 8.7 8.2 7.0 6.0 5.9 5.9 4.4 4.2 3.2 1.7
Jason Terry 90.1 10.8 9.6 8.6 8.6 8.5 7.4 7.3 6.5 6.5 5.3 5.1 3.8 1.9
Louie Dampier 89.9 10.1 9.5 8.5 8.1 7.4 7.2 6.0 5.4 5.0 4.0 1.6 1.2
Calvin Murphy 89.3 9.2 8.8 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.4 7.4 7.2 6.8 5.4 5.0 1.6 1.3
Mitch Richmond 89.3 10.8 9.3 8.0 7.9 7.1 6.4 5.6 5.2 5.2 4.9 3.3 3.1 1.6
Hersey Hawkins 89.2 10.9 9.8 9.5 8.7 8.6 8.5 8.0 7.8 6.5 4.0 3.5 2.6 2.3
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Isiah Thomas 11.2 9.1 8.8 7.6 7.6 7.4 7.0 6.7 5.8 3.7 3.4 2.3 0.2
Earl Monroe 92.6 9.3 8.8 8.3 7.8 7.8 7.2 7.1 6.6 5.8 2.8 2.5 2.5 1.1
Stephon Marbury 92.2 11.7 9.6 9.1 7.8 7.4 7.1 5.9 5.3 5.3 3.9 3.7 1.1 -0.3
Louie Dampier 89.9 10.1 9.5 8.5 8.1 7.4 7.2 6.0 5.4 5.0 4.0 1.6 1.2
Steve Smith 89.5 10.4 10.2 9.1 8.2 8.1 7.9 7.8 6.4 4.4 3.5 2.5 1.9 1.8 1.5
Calvin Murphy 89.3 9.2 8.8 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.4 7.4 7.2 6.8 5.4 5.0 1.6 1.3
Hersey Hawkins 89.2 10.9 9.8 9.5 8.7 8.6 8.5 8.0 7.8 6.5 4.0 3.5 2.6 2.3
Mitch Richmond 88.8 10.8 9.3 8.0 7.9 7.1 6.4 5.6 5.2 5.2 4.9 3.3 3.1 1.6 0.9
Derek Harper 88.7 9.9 9.4 9.1 8.0 7.6 6.4 6.3 6.2 5.4 4.0 3.5 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.0 1.3
Dale Ellis 88.5 10.8 9.3 9.0 7.6 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.0 4.8 3.4 3.2 3.1 2.4 2.4 1.6 1.5 0.5
Joe Dumars 88.5 9.9 9.1 8.8 8.7 8.2 7.0 6.0 5.9 5.9 4.4 4.2 3.2 3.2 1.7

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1979-80 18 INDIANA 29 986 154 302 115 149 116 159 423 .510 .772 34.0 14.6 4.0 5.5
1980-81 19 INDIANA 34 1190 212 383 121 163 105 197 545 .554 .742 35.0 16.0 3.1 5.8
Career 63 2176 366 685 236 312 221 356 968 .534 .756 34.5 15.4 3.5 5.7

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
1982 NBA
1983 NBA
1984 NBA
1985 NBA
1986 NBA
1987 NBA
1988 NBA
1989 NBA
1990 NBA
1991 NBA
1992 NBA
1993 NBA
Awards
1980-81 NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player
1983-84 NBA All-Star Game MVP
1985-86 NBA All-Star Game MVP
1989-90 NBA Finals MVP
Weekly & Monthly Awards

Player of the Week: 6 times (Show/Hide)
Honors
1979 McDonald's All American
1980-81 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
1981-82 NBA All-Rookie (1st)
1982-83 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
1983-84 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1984-85 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1985-86 NBA All-NBA (1st)
1986-87 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
MVP Award Shares
1981-82 NBA 0.004 (17)
1982-83 NBA 0.005 (16)
1983-84 NBA 0.151 (5)
1984-85 NBA 0.081 (9)
1985-86 NBA 0.036 (9)
1986-87 NBA 0.022 (8)
1987-88 NBA 0.004 (12)
1988-89 NBA 0.001 (17)
1989-90 NBA 0.001 (13)
1990-91 NBA 0.011 (13)
Career 0.318 (66)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
1989 Detroit Pistons (NBA)
1990 Detroit Pistons (NBA)
Games
1983-84 NBA 82 (1)
Minutes Played
1982-83 NBA 3093 (1)
 1983-84 NBA 3007 (6)
1984-85 NBA 3089 (5)
Career NBA 35516 (58)
Career 35516 (63)
Field Goals
1982-83 NBA 725 (9)
Career NBA 7194 (55)
Career 7194 (57)
Field Goal Attempts
1982-83 NBA 1537 (6)
1983-84 NBA 1448 (10)
Career NBA 15904 (39)
Career 15904 (43)
3-Pt Field Goals
1982-83 NBA 36 (4)
1983-84 NBA 22 (9)
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts
1982-83 NBA 125 (4)
Free Throws
Career NBA 4036 (64)
Career 4036 (69)
Free Throw Attempts
1982-83 NBA 518 (10)
1983-84 NBA 529 (8)
Career NBA 5316 (65)
Career 5316 (70)
Assists
1981-82 NBA 565 (8)
1982-83 NBA 634 (5)
1983-84 NBA 914 (1)
 1984-85 NBA 1123 (1)
 1985-86 NBA 830 (2)
1986-87 NBA 813 (4)
1987-88 NBA 678 (7)
1988-89 NBA 663 (7)
1989-90 NBA 765 (5)
1992-93 NBA 671 (6)
Career NBA 9061 (7)
Career 9061 (7)
Steals
1982-83 NBA 199 (2)
1983-84 NBA 204 (2)
1984-85 NBA 187 (5)
1985-86 NBA 171 (6)
Career NBA 1861 (14)
Career 1861 (15)
Turnovers
1981-82 NBA 299 (1)
 1982-83 NBA 326 (2)
1983-84 NBA 307 (2)
1984-85 NBA 302 (4)
1985-86 NBA 289 (4)
1986-87 NBA 343 (2)
1987-88 NBA 273 (4)
1988-89 NBA 298 (5)
1989-90 NBA 322 (1)
 1991-92 NBA 252 (5)
1992-93 NBA 284 (2)
Career NBA 3682 (6)
Career 3682 (8)
Personal Fouls
1982-83 NBA 318 (8)
1983-84 NBA 324 (7)
Career NBA 2971 (71)
Career 2971 (81)
Points
1982-83 NBA 1854 (9)
Career NBA 18822 (52)
Career 18822 (56)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct
1982-83 NBA .288 (2)
Minutes Per Game
1982-83 NBA 38.2 (2)
1984-85 NBA 38.1 (5)
Career NBA 36.3 (46)
Career 36.3 (47)
Points Per Game
Career NBA 19.2 (67)
Career 19.2 (74)
Assists Per Game
1981-82 NBA 7.8 (6)
1982-83 NBA 7.8 (8)
1983-84 NBA 11.1 (2)
1984-85 NBA 13.9 (1)
 1985-86 NBA 10.8 (2)
1986-87 NBA 10.0 (3)
1987-88 NBA 8.4 (7)
1988-89 NBA 8.3 (9)
1989-90 NBA 9.4 (6)
1990-91 NBA 9.3 (6)
1992-93 NBA 8.5 (7)
Career NBA 9.3 (5)
Career 9.3 (5)
Steals Per Game
1981-82 NBA 2.1 (8)
1982-83 NBA 2.5 (4)
1983-84 NBA 2.5 (2)
1984-85 NBA 2.3 (6)
1985-86 NBA 2.2 (6)
Career NBA 1.9 (16)
Career 1.9 (20)
Player Efficiency Rating
1984-85 NBA 22.2 (7)
1985-86 NBA 21.2 (10)
Assist Pct
1981-82 NBA 32.6 (6)
1983-84 NBA 41.5 (4)
1984-85 NBA 47.9 (1)
 1985-86 NBA 40.7 (3)
1986-87 NBA 39.3 (4)
1987-88 NBA 35.0 (7)
1988-89 NBA 34.3 (9)
1989-90 NBA 39.4 (6)
1990-91 NBA 42.6 (3)
1992-93 NBA 35.6 (8)
1993-94 NBA 36.7 (10)
Career NBA 37.4 (14)
Career 37.4 (14)
Steal Pct
1983-84 NBA 3.1 (9)
Career NBA 2.5 (51)
Career 2.5 (64)
Usage Pct
Career NBA 25.3 (59)
Career 25.3 (67)
Offensive Win Shares
1984-85 NBA 7.5 (8)
Defensive Win Shares
1989-90 NBA 4.6 (7)
Career NBA 39.5 (85)
Career 39.5 (93)
Win Shares
1984-85 NBA 11.2 (7)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.999 (21)
NBA Elo Player Rating
28th (overall) as of May 18, 2013, 5:12AM
      

Transactions

June 9, 1981: Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1981 NBA Draft.

May 2, 1994: Retired from the Detroit Pistons.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 Detroit Pistons NBA $750,000
1987-88 Detroit Pistons NBA $750,000
1988-89 Detroit Pistons NBA $1,100,000
1990-91 Detroit Pistons NBA $2,720,000
1991-92 Detroit Pistons NBA $2,960,000
1992-93 Detroit Pistons NBA $2,272,000
1993-94 Detroit Pistons NBA $2,520,000
Career (may be incomplete) $13,072,000

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